GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
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| quisling | traitor |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |